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EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4315 stainless steel and EN 1.4630 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4315 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4630 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
77.1 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8