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EN 1.8153 Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8153 steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 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 1.8153 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 570
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2040
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 62
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.4
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 96.9
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0