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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E3155

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and AWS E3155 are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 AISI 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E3155.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
23.3 to 36.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0