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EN 1.7216 Steel vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7216 steel and EN 1.4762 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7216 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 23
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 440
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 560
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 930
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 690
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1150
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 46
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1280
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.34
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
23 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.4
69.7 to 75.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015