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EN 1.5515 Steel vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5515 steel and S13800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5515 steel and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
290 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 64 to 69
39 to 62
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1760
980 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
46
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
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 52
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
12.3 to 13.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.9
73.6 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0080