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EN 1.7160 Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7160 steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7160 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1390
950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.1
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015