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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5024 Steel

Both EN 1.4901 stainless steel and EN 1.5024 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5024 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
670 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0