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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
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 3.9
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030