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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.4740 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
16 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
75.4 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030