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EN 1.7216 Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7216 steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.7216 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 23
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 440
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 560
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 930
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 690
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1280
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.34
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.4
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015