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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.3541 stainless steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
4.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035