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EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.4373 stainless steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.4373 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 530
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 71.5
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 10.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035