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EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.4634 stainless steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4634 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 340
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 81.8
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035