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EN 1.7701 Steel vs. EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7701 steel and EN 1.4347 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7701 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4347 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2010
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.56
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.7
62.2 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0