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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and S21603 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7233 steel and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 590
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1630
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
17.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030