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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7202 Steel

Both EN 1.4659 stainless steel and EN 1.7202 steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7202 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 900
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
96.6 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0