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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
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
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030