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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and EN 1.4306 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 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 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
400 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
210 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
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
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
110 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
21 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
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
10 to 12
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