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AISI 434 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7233 Steel

Both AISI 434 stainless steel and EN 1.7233 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
210 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
18 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
450 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
380 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
3.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
380 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.39 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.6 to 83.3
96.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035