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EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4373 stainless steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 530
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 71.5
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 10.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
13 to 17
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020