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EN 1.4513 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7221 Steel

Both EN 1.4513 stainless steel and EN 1.7221 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4513 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
290 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
650 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
430 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
83 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
490 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 77.7 to 83.1
96.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.15 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0