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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

Both AISI 301LN stainless steel and EN 1.5525 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 670
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
440 to 1440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
300 to 490

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 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
44 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
240 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
13 to 42

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 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