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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.4468 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
59.7 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025