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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both S32615 stainless steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030