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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both S32615 stainless steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
18
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015