AISI 415 (S41500) Stainless Steel

Martensitic Stainless Steels

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density7.8g/cm³

Elastic Modulus200GPa

Tensile Strength900MPa

Yield Strength700MPa

Brinell Hardness260HB

Maximum Service Temperature780°C

Weight Calculator

Chemical Composition

0 to 0.050%

11.5 to 14%

3.5 to 5.5%

0.5 to 1.0%

0 to 0.6%

0 to 0.030%

77.8 to 84%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

200 GPa

Elongation at Break

17 %

Fatigue Strength

430 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.28

Reduction in Area

50 %

Shear Modulus

76 GPa

Shear Strength

550 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

900 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

700 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

260

Rockwell C Hardness

Physical

Density

7.8 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

270 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Corrosion

390 °C

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

780 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1450 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1400 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

480 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

24 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

6.4 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

10 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

33 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

2.7 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

3.1 % IACS

Calculated

PREN (Pitting Resistance)

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

140 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

1250 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

25 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

32 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

26 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

11 % relative

Embodied Carbon

2.5 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

35 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

35 MJ/kg 15 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

110 L/kg

Embodied Water

110 L/kg 13 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

415AISI 415AISI 415 (S41500) Stainless SteelS41500

Standards

ASTM A182 ASTM A182: Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service

ASTM A240 ASTM A240: Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications

ASTM A479 ASTM A479: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels

ASTM A479 ASTM A479: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels Machining of Stainless Steels and Super Alloys: Traditional and Nontraditional Techniques, Helmi A. Youssef, 2016 ASTM A182: Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service ASTM A240: Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012 Pressure Vessels: External Pressure Technology, 2nd ed., Carl T. F. Ross, 2011 Corrosion of Stainless Steels, A. John Sedriks, 1996