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EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4415 stainless steel and EN 1.4512 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470 to 510
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 570
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 930
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730 to 840
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
95

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1350 to 1790
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 34
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 82.4
84.8 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.65
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0