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S17400 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7729 Steel

Both S17400 stainless steel and EN 1.7729 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7729 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 440
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 670
500
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 7.6 to 86
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 62
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 570 to 830
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1390
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1250
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4060
1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 49
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 46
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.080
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 78.9
94.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.8