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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0038 Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and EN 1.0038 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
140 to 160
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
28 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
240 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
200 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
72 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
110 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
97.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045