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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0501 Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and EN 1.0501 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.4311 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 93
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
97.4 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045