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EN 1.7767 Steel vs. EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7767 steel and EN 1.3940 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.7767 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 340
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 690
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 500
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 650
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
64.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0