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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and EN 1.4841 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% 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 1.4841 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 590
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
190

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
47.1 to 55.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015