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EN 1.7131 Steel vs. EN 1.4571 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7131 steel and EN 1.4571 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.7131 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4571 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1390
600 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.1
61.7 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7

Comparable Variants