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EN 1.7228 Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7228 steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.7228 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 22
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.54
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025