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EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

Both EN 1.4415 stainless steel and EN 1.7338 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470 to 510
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91 to 110
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 570
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 930
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730 to 840
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 160
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1350 to 1790
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 34
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 82.4
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0