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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. EN 1.4411 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and EN 1.4411 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4411 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1630
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
73.1 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025