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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3538 Steel

Both S30415 stainless steel and EN 1.3538 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
670 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0.93 to 1.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
96 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030