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EN 1.7160 Steel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7160 steel and S21460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7160 steel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1390
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.1
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030