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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Shear Strength, MPa 410
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
17
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015