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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1015 Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1015 steel are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 SAE-AISI 1015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
20 to 32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
170 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
260 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
120 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
99.13 to 99.57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0