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EN 1.7076 Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7076 steel and EN 1.4859 stainless 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7076 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1700
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1050
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 45
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 60
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 40
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 50
11

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.34
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030