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EN 1.8515 Steel vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8515 steel and S30815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 680
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.4
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2310
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
20 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030