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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
44.9 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
23 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040