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EN 1.7108 Steel vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7108 steel and S40977 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 510
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2070
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
97

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 75
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 63
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 96.9
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015