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EN 1.8515 Steel vs. AISI 434 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8515 steel and AISI 434 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8515 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Shear Strength, MPa 680
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.4
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2310
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
78.6 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030