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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and EN 1.4740 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
16 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
75.4 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0