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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4469 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and EN 1.4469 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4469 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
380
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
56.4 to 65.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025