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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1181 Steel

Both AISI 405 stainless steel and EN 1.1181 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1181 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
19 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
190 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
350 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
560 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
280 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
210 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
97.4 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035