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EN 1.4865 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Both EN 1.4865 stainless steel and EN 1.6511 steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4865 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
3.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 34.4 to 44.7
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035