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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
130

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
35 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020