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EN 1.4029 Stainless Steel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4029 stainless steel and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4029 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 400
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 550
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 930
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 740
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 120
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1410
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 33
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 34
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.8 to 87.6
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.030