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EN 1.7715 Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7715 steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
100
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
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.6
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 98.3
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
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