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EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7230 Steel

Both EN 1.4468 stainless steel and EN 1.7230 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7230 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
320 to 460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
29 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
720 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
510 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
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 17
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
79 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
700 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 67.4
96.7 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030