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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A36 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and ASTM A36 carbon steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 ASTM A36 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
99.25 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050