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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
380 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
460 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
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
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050