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EN 1.6217 Steel vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6217 steel and EN 1.4877 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6217 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 350
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99
36.4 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.85
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0