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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7149 Steel

Both AISI 301 stainless steel and EN 1.7149 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7149 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 440
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
500 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.0 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
96.5 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.1 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.040