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EN 1.7720 Steel vs. EN 1.4416 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7720 steel and EN 1.4416 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.7720 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.1
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.6
45.2 to 52.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.22 to 0.3
0