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EN 1.7376 Steel vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7376 steel and EN 1.4122 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.7376 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
260 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
790 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
450 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
93 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560
520 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
28 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.19
0.33 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 90.6
77.2 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
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