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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 550
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
25 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015