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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7131 Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and EN 1.7131 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.7131 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
470 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
420
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.2
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
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
96.8 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
1.0 to 1.3
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