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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and EN 1.4887 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 550
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
600
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
39
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
34.2 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015