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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
290 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
13
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0