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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7220 Steel

Both S41050 stainless steel and EN 1.7220 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7220 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
520 to 1720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
96.8 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035