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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Shear Strength, MPa 500
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
13 to 17
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020