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EN 1.1233 Steel vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1233 steel and EN 1.4122 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1233 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 760
790 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
25 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
28 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0.33 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.1
77.2 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants