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EN 1.7767 Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7767 steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7767 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 340
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 430
550 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 690
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 500
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 650
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0