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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and EN 1.4515 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4515 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
58.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020