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AISI W1 Steel vs. EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel

Both AISI W1 steel and EN 1.4517 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI W1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4517 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2320
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 83
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 50
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 85
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
2.8 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.9
56.7 to 65.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.73
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0