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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0