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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7386 steel and EN 1.4315 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 290
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 410
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015