AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1133 Steel
Both AISI 431 stainless steel and EN 1.1133 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1133 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 250 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 17 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 430 to 610 | |
| 230 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 840 | |
| 370 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1380 | |
| 580 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 710 to 1040 | |
| 320 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 850 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 180 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1270 to 2770 | |
| 270 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 50 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.0 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 to 43 | |
| 18 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.17 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.2 to 83.8 | |
| 96.9 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.3 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| 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 |