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EN 1.5508 Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5508 steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 74
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 1460
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 490
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 640
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 52
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 43
33

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.199
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030