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EN 1.7338 Steel vs. EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7338 steel and EN 1.4034 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7338 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4034 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
230 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
690 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
81 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
400 to 1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.8
83 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015