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EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

Both EN 1.4511 stainless steel and EN 1.5113 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4511 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 330
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.9 to 84
97 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.6 to 1.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025