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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and EN 1.3541 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
83.4 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
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