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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and EN 1.4507 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN 1.4507 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
410
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
56.4 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015