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EN 1.5415 Steel vs. S41425 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5415 steel and S41425 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.5415 steel and the bottom bar is S41425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 99.23
74 to 81.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0.060 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050