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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and EN 1.4615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
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 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.020 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010