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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7108 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.7108 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7108 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
200 to 510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
670 to 2070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.2 to 0.45
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
95.9 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
1.6 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025