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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5636 Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and EN 1.5636 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.5636 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
410
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
94.6 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050