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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8115 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 8115 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8115 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.3 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
97.4 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0