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EN 1.1152 Steel vs. EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1152 steel and EN 1.4501 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1152 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 340
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 550
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 530
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.22
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.52
57.6 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0