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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
11.5 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0