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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and EN 1.4515 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
58.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020