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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7243 Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.7243 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7243 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
480 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
96.8 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0