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EN 1.7701 Steel vs. S32003 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7701 steel and S32003 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S32003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
250
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
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.56
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
19.5 to 22.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.7
68.2 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0