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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7230 Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and EN 1.7230 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7230 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
720 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
510 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
79 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
700 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0.8 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
96.7 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0