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EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.4854 stainless steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4854 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 520
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1170
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.28 to 0.35
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 33.6 to 40.6
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035