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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.5511 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
490 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
98.3 to 99.159
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015