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EN 1.4552 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7230 Steel

Both EN 1.4552 stainless steel and EN 1.7230 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4552 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7230 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
320 to 460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
29 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
720 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
510 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
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 17
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 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
79 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
700 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 73
96.7 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030