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EN 1.8915 Steel vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8915 steel and S64512 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8915 steel and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
540
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 79
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.9
80.6 to 84.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
2.0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0.25 to 0.4