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EN 1.5515 Steel vs. S41425 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5515 steel and S41425 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5515 steel and the bottom bar is S41425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 64 to 69
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1760
920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 48
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 63
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 52
33

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.9
74 to 81.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050