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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and EN 1.4854 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.4854 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 590
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1630
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015