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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and EN 1.4652 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4652 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 590
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

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
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
57
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
340
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1630
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
38.3 to 46.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.0050