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EN 1.7231 Steel vs. EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7231 steel and EN 1.4910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 280
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360 to 500
250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 30
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 930
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570 to 800
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

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 2.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870 to 1700
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.1
62 to 69.9
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
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015