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EN 1.5414 Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5414 steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5414 steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 270
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 380
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 370
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.7
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
13 to 17
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020