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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4517 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
24
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
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.1
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030