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SAE-AISI S7 Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S7 steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 SAE-AISI S7 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2030
950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.4
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 66
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 94.9
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.9
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0