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EN 1.7240 Steel vs. EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7240 steel and EN 1.4982 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7240 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1990
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0090
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.9
61.8 to 69.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.4