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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and EN 1.4849 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4849 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1630
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
32.6 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030