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AISI 201LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S7 Steel

Both AISI 201LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI S7 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1060
670 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
8.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 38
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
22 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 73.5
91.6 to 94.9
Manganese (Mn), % 6.4 to 7.5
0.2 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants