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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and S30815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
20 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
10 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030