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SAE-AISI 4615 Steel vs. EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4615 steel and EN 1.4837 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 SAE-AISI 4615 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4837 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.4
53.4 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 0.65
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030