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EN 1.7241 Steel vs. S82441 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7241 steel and S82441 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 S82441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1990
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 71
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 59
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
62.6 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050