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SAE-AISI T15 Steel vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T15 steel and EN 1.4945 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 SAE-AISI T15 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2240
640 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1690
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1640
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 43
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 70
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.5 to 1.6
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
15.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 73.5
57.9 to 65.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 11.8 to 13
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 4.5 to 5.3
0