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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and EN 1.6982 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 1.6982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
350
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
12 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
78.7 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
3.5 to 5.0
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015