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EN 1.1233 Steel vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1233 steel and EN 1.4874 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 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 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 760
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.1
23 to 38.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
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 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0