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AISI 201 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7160 Steel

Both AISI 201 stainless steel and EN 1.7160 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 AISI 201 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 440
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 1450
470 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 52
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 37
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 32
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
96.8 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
1.0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025