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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3505 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.3505 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
600 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
1.4 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030