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AISI 321 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7241 Steel

Both AISI 321 stainless steel and EN 1.7241 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 321 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7241 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 690
660 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
23 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
19 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.3 to 74
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0