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EN 1.7725 Steel vs. EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7725 steel and EN 1.4518 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.7725 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4518 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 550
160
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34 to 35
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1000
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610 to 860
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 980 to 1940
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 35
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.34
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 97.5
61.4 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0