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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and AISI 201L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
740 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
12
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
67.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0