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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and EN 1.4301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
200 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
430 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
610 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
110 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
120 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants