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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 83
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Shear Strength, MPa 470
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
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 20
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035