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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 434 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and AISI 434 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 360
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
78.6 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030