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S46800 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5415 Steel

Both S46800 stainless steel and EN 1.5415 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S46800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5415 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.12 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 76.5 to 81.8
97.3 to 99.23
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.3
0