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EN 1.6781 Steel vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6781 steel and EN 1.4527 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6781 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 680
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1220
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.19
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.8
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.6
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 3.5
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030