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EN 1.1233 Steel vs. EN 1.4409 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1233 steel and EN 1.4409 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1233 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4409 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 760
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.1
61.7 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025