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EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4749 stainless steel and EN 1.4515 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.4749 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 68.5 to 73.7
58.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020