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EN 1.7034 Steel vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7034 steel and EN 1.4821 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.7034 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 250
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 1780
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 63
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 42
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 52
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.34 to 0.41
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
24.5 to 26.5
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
64.2 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015