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EN 1.7366 Steel vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7366 steel and AISI 431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.7366 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 210
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 19
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 320
430 to 610
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 440
550 to 840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 710
890 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 480
710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 110
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 600
1270 to 2770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 25
32 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 23
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 95.3
78.2 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030