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EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7241 Steel

Both EN 1.4565 stainless steel and EN 1.7241 steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4565 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7241 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
660 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
23 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.7
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 16 to 19
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025