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AISI 321 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8151 Steel

Both AISI 321 stainless steel and EN 1.8151 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 321 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8151 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
200 to 540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 690
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.4 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 65.3 to 74
95.9 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2