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S42030 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7218 Steel

Both S42030 stainless steel and EN 1.7218 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42030 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7218 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
500 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.6 to 85
96.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035