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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7244 Steel

Both S42300 stainless steel and EN 1.7244 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7244 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
140 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 22
65 to 67
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
470 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
96.8 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.020 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0