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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI T15 Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and SAE-AISI T15 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 SAE-AISI T15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
830 to 2240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1690
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
43
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
26 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.5 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
67.5 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
11.8 to 13
Vanadium (V), % 0
4.5 to 5.3