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EN 1.4523 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4523 stainless steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4523 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77
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 18
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 80.2
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0