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EN 1.7213 Steel vs. EN 1.4309 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7213 steel and EN 1.4309 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7213 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4309 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1550
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 55
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 38
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 45
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.1
64.2 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.025