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EN 1.7715 Steel vs. EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7715 steel and EN 1.4003 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7715 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 340
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.6
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 98.3
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.22 to 0.28
0