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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5510 Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and EN 1.5510 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5510 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
130 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
220 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
450 to 1600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
310 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
46 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
260 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
13 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
97.9 to 99.149
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025