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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5026 Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and EN 1.5026 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.5026 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
400
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
20 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.6 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025