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EN 1.7711 Steel vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7711 steel and S40977 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 280
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 22
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 520
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 570
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 930
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 800
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 33
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 140
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1690
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
18

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
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.5
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 0.85
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0