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EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8115 Steel

Both EN 1.4837 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 8115 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4837 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8115 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0.3 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 53.4 to 63.7
97.4 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040