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EN 1.7376 Steel vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7376 steel and EN 1.4372 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.7376 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

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
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.19
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 90.6
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.65
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
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