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EN 1.6523 Steel vs. AISI 201 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6523 steel and AISI 201 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6523 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
200 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 1460
650 to 1450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
23 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
22 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
14 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030