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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7243 Steel

Both EN 1.4310 stainless steel and EN 1.7243 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 1.4310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7243 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 270
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
480 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
96.8 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035