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EN 1.7201 Steel vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7201 steel and AISI 334 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7201 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 334 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1300
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 46
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 34
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 38
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 98.3
55.7 to 62.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6