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EN 1.1221 Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1221 steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.1221 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 250
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 21
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 340
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 870
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 550
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67 to 130
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 800
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 31
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 28
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.8
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010