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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 52100 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 360
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
1.4 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
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
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015