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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and AISI 305 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
200 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
130 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
65.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.5 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0