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EN 1.7390 Steel vs. EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7390 steel and EN 1.4837 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7390 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4837 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 95.3
53.4 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030