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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and EN 1.4372 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 360
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015