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EN 1.8159 Steel vs. S35115 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8159 steel and S35115 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% 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 1.8159 steel and the bottom bar is S35115 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 360
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 70
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 58
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
23 to 25
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.8
47.6 to 55.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0