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EN 1.5515 Steel vs. EN 1.4611 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5515 steel and EN 1.4611 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5515 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4611 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1760
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 63
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 52
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.9
73.3 to 80.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0