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EN 1.7703 Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7703 steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7703 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 340
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 690
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 500
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.6
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 650
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.11 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.4
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
28 to 30
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0