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AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both AISI 431 stainless steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430 to 610
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 840
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1380
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710 to 1040
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 2770
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 50
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 43
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.8
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035