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EN 1.7176 Steel vs. EN 1.4309 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7176 steel and EN 1.4309 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.4309 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 470
140
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 670 to 2010
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.59
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.1
64.2 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025