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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and EN 1.4640 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
190 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
230 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 590
440 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
620 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
240 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
930
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
16

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
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
150

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
67.4 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 6.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015