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EN 1.5511 Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5511 steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5511 steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51 to 69
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 580
980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 20
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.159
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040