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EN 1.7225 Steel vs. EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7225 steel and EN 1.4876 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 1.7225 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4876 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 300
170
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 540 to 1850
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 65
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 43
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 54
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98
38.6 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6