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EN 1.7362 Steel vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7362 steel and EN 1.4581 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7362 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 22
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 250
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38 to 46
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 600
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 360
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.9
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 340
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.5 to 95.2
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030