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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
570
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 360
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
470
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
5.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035