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EN 1.7707 Steel vs. EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7707 steel and EN 1.4446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.7707 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 500
160
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1010
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.2
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1690
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.26 to 0.34
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.3 to 2.7
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.8
59.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0