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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

Both EN 1.4740 stainless steel and EN 1.8201 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
5.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
1.9 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
93.6 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3