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EN 1.4313 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7131 Steel

Both EN 1.4313 stainless steel and EN 1.7131 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 EN 1.4313 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7131 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 750 to 1000
470 to 1390

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 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
45
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
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
19
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 27 to 36
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 28
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 36
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 84.2
96.8 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025