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EN 1.7201 Steel vs. EN 1.4417 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7201 steel and EN 1.4417 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7201 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4417 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1300
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 46
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 34
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 38
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 98.3
56.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0