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EN 1.7709 Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7709 steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7709 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 780
950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 33
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.6
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 97.5
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.55 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0