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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. EN 1.4029 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and EN 1.4029 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4029 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
270 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 390
440 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
700 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
410 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
89 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
440 to 1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
26 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
82.8 to 87.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0