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EN 1.5681 Steel vs. EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5681 steel and EN 1.4951 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5681 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4951 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.12
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 92.9 to 94.9
49.1 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015