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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7221 Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and EN 1.7221 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
290 to 390
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
20 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
650 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
430 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
83 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
490 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
96.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030