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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and EN 1.4855 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
610
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
42.6 to 51.9
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030