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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3551 steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010