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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025