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EN 1.8871 Steel vs. AISI 201LN Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8871 steel and AISI 201LN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.8871 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
25 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
340 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380
530 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
740 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
350 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
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 8.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
310 to 1520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
67.9 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
6.4 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0