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EN 1.7701 Steel vs. S31266 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7701 steel and S31266 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7701 steel and the bottom bar is S31266 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2010
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.56
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.7
34.1 to 46
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.1
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
5.2 to 6.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 24
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0