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EN 1.7218 Steel vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7218 steel and EN 1.4986 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.7218 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 230
230
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 500 to 1550
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 55
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 38
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 46
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 98.1
59.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030