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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9255 Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9255 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 9255 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
96.2 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.7 to 1.0
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
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040