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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7233 Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and EN 1.7233 steel are iron alloys. They have 40% 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 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
210 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
18 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
380 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
3.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
3.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
380 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.39 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
96.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035