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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and EN 1.8201 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.9 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
93.6 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3