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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and AISI 201L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8505 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
190 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
22 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 630
520 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
740 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
290 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
220 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
67.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030