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EN 1.7376 Steel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7376 steel and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

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
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.19
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 90.6
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
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 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0