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EN 1.4436 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5015 Steel

Both EN 1.4436 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5015 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4436 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.12 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0.3 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 70.5
98.4 to 99.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040