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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7213 Steel

Both S45000 stainless steel and EN 1.7213 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Rockwell C Hardness 28 to 44
41 to 48
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
500 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
18 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
18 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
15 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
96.7 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.040