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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.4597 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
11
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030