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AISI 201 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 201 stainless steel and EN 1.4581 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 201 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 440
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 51
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 600
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 1450
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 1080
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 340
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 52
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 37
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 32
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030