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EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.4652 stainless steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 1.4652 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
74
Shear Strength, MPa 610
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 57
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 340
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 46.3
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.035