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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and EN 1.5113 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
97 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.6 to 1.8
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 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025