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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8153 Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and EN 1.8153 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.4311 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8153 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
200 to 570
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
670 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0.2 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
95.7 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2