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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7219 Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and EN 1.7219 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7219 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
57
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
96.7 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010