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EN 1.6511 Steel vs. S81921 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6511 steel and S81921 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.6511 steel and the bottom bar is S81921 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Rockwell C Hardness 55
27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 600
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 990
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 770
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1590
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 97.2
66.7 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.2
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030