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EN 1.7213 Steel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7213 steel and N08904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7213 steel and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1550
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
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 8.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 55
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 38
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 45
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.1
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.035