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EN 1.5501 Steel vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5501 steel and AISI 201L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 150
190 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
22 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
520 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
740 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
290 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
220 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
67.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
5.5 to 7.5
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 0.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030