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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8151 steel and EN 1.4980 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4980 stainless 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 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
1030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
13.5 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
49.2 to 58.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.5