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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and AISI 316L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
9.0 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
170 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 360
370 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030