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EN 1.7366 Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7366 steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7366 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 210
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 320
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 710
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 480
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 600
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 95.3
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025