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EN 1.7715 Steel vs. AISI 348 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7715 steel and AISI 348 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.7715 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 348 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.6
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 98.3
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.22 to 0.28
0