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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
260
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
11
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010