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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4971 stainless steel and EN 1.4372 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 54% 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 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 530
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 570
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
12
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0