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EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.3955 stainless steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.3955 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035