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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5701 Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and EN 1.5701 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.5701 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
130 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
430 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
410
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
15 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
16 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
13 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.090 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
97.2 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.5 to 0.8
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