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EN 1.7711 Steel vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7711 steel and EN 1.4374 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.7711 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 280
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 22
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 520
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 570
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 930
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 800
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 33
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 140
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1690
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.5
63.5 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 0.85
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0