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EN 1.7376 Steel vs. EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7376 steel and EN 1.4590 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 1.4590 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
860
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
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.19
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 90.6
79.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
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
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15