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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5155 Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5155 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 (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 SAE-AISI 5155 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
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
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
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
380
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
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
97.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040