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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and EN 1.4310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7233 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
200 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 590
510 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
730 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
260 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
110 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1630
170 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
16 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
66.4 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015