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EN 1.1127 Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1127 steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 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 EN 1.1127 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 230
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 370
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 480
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 790
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 580
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 880
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 28
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.34 to 0.42
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.1
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0