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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4815 Steel

Both EN 1.4849 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4815 steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4815 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
4.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
94.7 to 95.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
3.3 to 3.8
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
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