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S17700 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

Both S17700 stainless steel and EN 1.4878 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 430
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 560
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 740 to 940
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1650
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1210
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 210
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3750
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 59
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39 to 54
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 70.5 to 76.8
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8