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EN 1.7131 Steel vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7131 steel and EN 1.4854 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% 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 (8, 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 1.4854 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1390
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.1
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015