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EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7228 Steel

Both EN 1.4658 stainless steel and EN 1.7228 steel are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 1.4658 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7228 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
390
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 580
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.46 to 0.54
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0.9 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 50.9 to 63.7
96.7 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035