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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B44 Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B44 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 SAE-AISI 50B44 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
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
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

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
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0.2 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
97.5 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040