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EN 1.7221 Steel vs. EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7221 steel and EN 1.4857 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 1.7221 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4857 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 390
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 780
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 630
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 98
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 1050
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.3
31.4 to 41.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030