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EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1152 Steel

Both EN 1.4315 stainless steel and EN 1.1152 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4315 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1152 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
400 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
41 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
200 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
98.6 to 99.52
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025