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EN 1.7323 Steel vs. EN 1.4451 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7323 steel and EN 1.4451 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.7323 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4451 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1460
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
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 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 52
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 36
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 43
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.6
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.8 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.4
56.2 to 64.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.025