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EN 1.3505 Steel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3505 steel and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3505 steel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
290 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
890 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.6
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030