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EN 1.8915 Steel vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8915 steel and EN 1.3975 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.8915 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.9
58.2 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
8.0 to 9.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0