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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035