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EN 1.7108 Steel vs. EN 1.4941 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7108 steel and EN 1.4941 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7108 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4941 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 510
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2070
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 75
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 63
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 96.9
65.1 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.8