EN 1.4515 (GX3CrNiMoCuN26-6-3) Cast Stainless Steel
Duplex Stainless Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus200GPa
Tensile Strength730MPa
Yield Strength550MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature1100°C
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 0.030%
CR
24.5 to 26.5%
NI
5.5 to 7.0%
MO
2.5 to 3.5%
MN
0 to 2.0%
SI
0 to 1.0%
N
0.12 to 0.25%
P
0 to 0.030%
S
0 to 0.020%
CU
0.8 to 1.3%
FE
58.4 to 66.6%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
200 GPa
Elongation at Break
25 %
Fatigue Strength
380 MPa
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
67 J
Poisson's Ratio
0.27
Shear Modulus
80 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
730 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
550 MPa
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
300 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
450 °C
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
1100 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1440 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1390 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
16 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
4.3 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
20 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.2 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
2.5 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
170 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
730 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
26 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
23 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
19 % relative
Embodied Carbon
3.8 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
53 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
53 MJ/kg 23 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
180 L/kg
Embodied Water
180 L/kg 21 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
1.4515EN 1.4515 (GX3CrNiMoCuN26-6-3) Cast Stainless SteelGX3CrNiMoCuN26-6-3
Standards
ISO 11972 ISO 11972: Corrosion-resistant cast steels for general applications
ISO 11972 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