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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and AISI 317L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
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