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EN 1.7383 Steel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7383 steel and EN 1.4006 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.7383 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 23
16 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 270
150 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 380
370 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 610
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 400
230 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.6
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
99 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 420
140 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 22
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.3 to 96.6
83.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015