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EN 1.7176 Steel vs. EN 1.4713 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7176 steel and EN 1.4713 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.4713 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 470
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2010
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
4.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
84

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.59
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
6.0 to 8.0
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.1
88.8 to 93
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015