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EN 1.5113 Steel vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5113 steel and AISI 431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 270
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 470
430 to 610
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 540
550 to 840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
890 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 770
710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 96
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 1570
1270 to 2770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
32 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 26
28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.5
78.2 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030