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EN 1.7227 Steel vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7227 steel and N08925 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7227 steel and the bottom bar is N08925 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1850
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
13
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
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 65
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 43
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 54
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 98
42.7 to 50.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.030