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EN 1.4411 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4411 stainless steel and EN 1.4515 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4411 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, % 17
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
380
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 68
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
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 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 73.1 to 79.5
58.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020