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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and EN 1.4742 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4742 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0.7 to 1.2
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
77.2 to 81.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
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
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0