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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E209

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and AWS E209 are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E209.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
20.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
51.5 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
4.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
9.5 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3