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EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4857 stainless steel and EN 1.4515 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4857 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, % 6.7
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 31.4 to 41.7
58.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020