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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6217 Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and EN 1.6217 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4517 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6217 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
50
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 20
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.1
96.6 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.85 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.15 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050