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EN 1.7117 Steel vs. EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7117 steel and EN 1.4729 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7117 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4729 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.49 to 0.56
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
80.4 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030