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EN 1.4436 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7221 Steel

Both EN 1.4436 stainless steel and EN 1.7221 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4436 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
290 to 390
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
20 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
650 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
430 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
83 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
490 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 70.5
96.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030