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EN 1.7176 Steel vs. N08320 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7176 steel and N08320 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7176 steel and the bottom bar is N08320 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 470
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2010
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.59
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.1
40.4 to 50
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 27
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 to 0.030