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EN 1.7231 Steel vs. EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7231 steel and EN 1.4003 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.7231 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 280
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360 to 500
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 30
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 930
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570 to 800
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870 to 1700
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.1
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015