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EN 1.7244 Steel vs. AISI 308 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7244 steel and AISI 308 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.7244 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 65 to 67
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1390
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
990
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
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.2
64.1 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.030