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EN 1.8152 Steel vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8152 steel and S32615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8152 steel and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2010
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0