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EN 1.7176 Steel vs. EN 1.4035 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7176 steel and EN 1.4035 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.7176 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 470
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2010
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.59
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
12.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.1
82.1 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.15 to 0.35