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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
540
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035