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EN 1.5501 Steel vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5501 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 (4, 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 431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 150
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
430 to 610
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
550 to 840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
890 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
1270 to 2770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
32 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
78.2 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
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 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030