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EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7230 Steel

Both EN 1.6982 stainless steel and EN 1.7230 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.6982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7230 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
320 to 460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
29 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
720 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
510 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
79 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
700 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
21 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 78.7 to 84.5
96.7 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030