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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and EN 1.4122 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 (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 1.4122 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
260 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 360
480 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
790 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
450 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

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

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
93 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
520 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
28 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.33 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
77.2 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
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 0.015