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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0487 Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and EN 1.0487 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0487 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
96.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.6 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050