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EN 1.5515 Steel vs. EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5515 steel and EN 1.4568 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5515 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4568 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1760
830 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 63
30 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
25 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 52
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.9
70.9 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015