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AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7362 Steel

Both AISI 431 stainless steel and EN 1.7362 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7362 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
21 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430 to 610
140 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 840
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1380
510 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710 to 1040
200 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
6.9
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 2770
100 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 50
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 43
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.8
91.5 to 95.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050