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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and EN 1.6511 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035