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EN 1.7131 Steel vs. EN 1.4563 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7131 steel and EN 1.4563 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7131 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4563 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1390
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.1
31.6 to 40.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010