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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and EN 1.4615 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.1
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.020 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010