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EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7233 Steel

Both EN 1.4028 stainless steel and EN 1.7233 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4028 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
18 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 400
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
450 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 930
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
380 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
3.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 96
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
380 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
25 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
22 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.26 to 0.35
0.39 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 87.7
96.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
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 0.015
0 to 0.035

Comparable Variants