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EN 1.7779 Steel vs. AISI 308L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7779 steel and AISI 308L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.7779 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 500
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.0
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.3
19.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.4
63.8 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.45 to 0.55
0