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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1191 Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and EN 1.1191 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1191 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
210 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
630 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
310 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
260 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
97.3 to 99.08
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035