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EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

Both EN 1.4980 stainless steel and EN 1.5511 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4980 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030
490 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 58.5
98.3 to 99.159
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0