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EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5415 Steel

Both EN 1.4845 stainless steel and EN 1.5415 steel are iron alloys. They have 54% 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 1.4845 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5415 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.12 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
97.3 to 99.23
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010