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EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI T15 Steel

Both EN 1.4020 stainless steel and SAE-AISI T15 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 1130
830 to 2240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1690
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
43
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 32
22 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
26 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
1.5 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.8
67.5 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 14
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
11.8 to 13
Vanadium (V), % 0
4.5 to 5.3