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EN 1.7321 Steel vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7321 steel and S30815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7321 steel and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1460
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 52
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 43
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.6
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.4
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030