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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6956 Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and EN 1.6956 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.6956 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
680
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
1230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
2.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
1.0 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
92.4 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
2.9 to 3.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.25