AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. Chromium 33
AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is chromium 33.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 46 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 1040 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 790 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 84 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 210 to 300 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 1570 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 37 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 30 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 31 to 35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 67.9 to 75 | |
| 25.7 to 37.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 5.5 to 7.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 30 to 33 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.35 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |