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EN 1.5515 Steel vs. AISI 309HCb Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5515 steel and AISI 309HCb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5515 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309HCb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1760
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 63
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 52
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.9
56 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030