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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and EN 1.5520 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
210 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
300 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.9
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.9 to 1.2
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 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025