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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.4606 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
770
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
26
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5