EN 1.4515 (GX3CrNiMoCuN26-6-3) Cast Stainless Steel
EN 1.4515 stainless steel is a duplex stainless steel formulated for casting. Cited properties are appropriate for the solution annealed (AT) condition. 1.4515 is the EN numeric designation for this material. GX3CrNiMoCuN26-6-3 is the EN chemical designation.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN 1.4515 stainless steel to: cast duplex stainless steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
200 GPa 30 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
25 %
Fatigue Strength
380 MPa 55 x 103 psi
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
67 J 50 ft-lb
Poisson's Ratio
0.27
Shear Modulus
80 GPa 12 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
730 MPa 110 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
550 MPa 79 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
300 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
450 °C 840 °F
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
1100 °C 2010 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1440 °C 2620 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1390 °C 2540 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
16 W/m-K 9.2 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.2 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
2.5 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
19 % relative
Density
7.8 g/cm3 490 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
3.8 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
53 MJ/kg 23 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
180 L/kg 21 gal/lb
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
170 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
730 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
26 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
23 points
Thermal Diffusivity
4.3 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
20 points
Alloy Composition
Among cast stainless steels, the composition of EN 1.4515 stainless steel is notable for containing a comparatively high amount of chromium (Cr) and including copper (Cu). Chromium is the defining alloying element of stainless steel. Higher chromium content imparts additional corrosion resistance. Copper is primarily used to improve resistance to acids.
| Fe | 58.4 to 66.6 | |
| Cr | 24.5 to 26.5 | |
| Ni | 5.5 to 7.0 | |
| Mo | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| Cu | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| Mn | 0 to 2.0 | |
| Si | 0 to 1.0 | |
| N | 0.12 to 0.25 | |
| C | 0 to 0.030 | |
| P | 0 to 0.030 | |
| S | 0 to 0.020 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
ISO 11972: Corrosion-resistant cast steels for general applications
Duplex Stainless Steels, Iris Alvarez-Armas and Suzanne Degallaix-Moreuil (editors), 2009
Duplex Stainless Steels: Microstructure, Properties and Applications, Robert N. Gunn (editor), 1997
Machining of Stainless Steels and Super Alloys: Traditional and Nontraditional Techniques, Helmi A. Youssef, 2016
Corrosion of Stainless Steels, A. John Sedriks, 1996
Advances in Stainless Steels, Baldev Raj et al. (editors), 2010