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EN 1.7221 Steel vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7221 steel and S30441 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7221 steel and the bottom bar is S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 390
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 780
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 630
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 98
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 1050
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.3
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8