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AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440B stainless steel and EN 1.4515 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 18
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 850
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1930
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1860
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57 to 110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 70
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 70
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.3
58.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020