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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and EN 1.3558 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
73.7 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3