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EN 1.7221 Steel vs. S32205 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7221 steel and S32205 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7221 steel and the bottom bar is S32205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 390
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 780
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 630
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1070
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.5

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
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 98
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 1050
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
22 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.3
63.7 to 70.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020