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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. AISI 308 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and AISI 308 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 308 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Shear Strength, MPa 390
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
17
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

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 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
64.1 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
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