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EN 1.1170 Steel vs. EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1170 steel and EN 1.4951 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1170 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4951 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 35
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 450
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 730
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 500
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 670
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.5
49.1 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015