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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7160 Steel

Both S32615 stainless steel and EN 1.7160 steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
470 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
96.8 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025