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EN 1.7376 Steel vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7376 steel and AISI 440A stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7376 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 440A stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
5.0 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
270 to 790
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
730 to 1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
420 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
87 to 120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
26 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.19
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 90.6
78.4 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0