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EN 1.8515 Steel vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8515 steel and N08031 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8515 steel and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Shear Strength, MPa 680
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
39
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.4
52
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2310
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
29 to 36.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010