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EN 1.8159 Steel vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8159 steel and S30615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8159 steel and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 360
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 70
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 58
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
17 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.8
56.7 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0