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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and AISI 305 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
200 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
130 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
65.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
10.5 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030