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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
19
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0