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EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5015 Steel

Both EN 1.4362 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5015 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.4362 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.12 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24.5
0.3 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 74.3
98.4 to 99.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040