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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4487 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and EN 1.4487 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 89% 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 1.4487 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

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
64.7 to 72.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030