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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4150 stainless steel and EN 1.4615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 460
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.020 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0