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EN 1.4000 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4000 stainless steel and EN 1.4315 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 88
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015