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EN 1.7711 Steel vs. EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7711 steel and EN 1.4508 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4508 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 520
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 930
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 800
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 33
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
32
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 140
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1690
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
4.1
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 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.5
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 0.85
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.65
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0