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EN 1.1233 Steel vs. EN 1.4736 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1233 steel and EN 1.4736 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 EN 1.1233 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4736 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 760
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
1.7 to 2.1
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.1
77 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8