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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both S30415 stainless steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 470
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
5.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0.2 to 0.27
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035