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EN 1.7241 Steel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7241 steel and N08904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1.7241 steel and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1990
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 71
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 59
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035