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EN 1.7321 Steel vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7321 steel and S17600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7321 steel and the bottom bar is S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
270 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1460
940 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 52
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
28 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 43
31 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.6
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.4
71.3 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.2