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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7202 Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and EN 1.7202 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 1.7202 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Rockwell C Hardness 28
48 to 56
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
46
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
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
96.6 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025