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EN 1.4983 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7243 Steel

Both EN 1.4983 stainless steel and EN 1.7243 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4983 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7243 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
480 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.6
96.8 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.8
0