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EN 1.7231 Steel vs. AISI 316Ti Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7231 steel and AISI 316Ti 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7231 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316Ti stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 280
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360 to 500
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 930
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570 to 800
230

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
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870 to 1700
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.1
61.3 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7