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EN 1.7715 Steel vs. EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7715 steel and EN 1.4837 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4837 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.6
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 98.3
53.4 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.22 to 0.28
0