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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.4104 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4104 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
230 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410
400 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
310 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
78.8 to 84.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.15 to 0.35