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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. AISI 301LN Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and AISI 301LN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 301LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
23 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
270 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 630
450 to 670
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
630 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
270 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
180 to 1520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
22 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
14 to 24

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
70.7 to 77.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030