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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8062 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.8062 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8062 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 510
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
660 to 1910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
95.9 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025