EN 1.1061 Steel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1061 steel and S21460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 EN 1.1061 steel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

EN 1.1061 (C45RC) Non-Alloy Steel UNS S21460 (XM-14) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		150 to 180
Brinell Hardness		250

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		530 to 1810
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		920

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.8
Base Metal Price, % relative		14

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43

Embodied Water, L/kg		46
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.42 to 0.5
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		98.1 to 99.06
Iron (Fe), %		57.3 to 63.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		14 to 16

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		5.0 to 6.0

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.35 to 0.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.060

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0.020 to 0.035
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030