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EN 1.7720 Steel vs. EN 1.4435 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7720 steel and EN 1.4435 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.7720 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4435 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
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 2.8
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.1
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.6
59.8 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
12.5 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.22 to 0.3
0