H1150 Hardened S15500 Stainless Steel vs. H1150M Hardened S15500 Stainless Steel
Both H1150 hardened S15500 stainless steel and H1150M hardened S15500 stainless steel are variants of the same material. They share alloy composition and many physical properties, but develop different mechanical properties as a result of different processing.
For each property being compared, the top bar is H1150 hardened S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is H1150M hardened S15500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 310 | |
| 290 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 450 | |
| 350 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 31 | |
| 53 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
| 40 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 32 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 640 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1060 | |
| 890 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 810 | |
| 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 440 | |
| 440 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 820 | |
| 820 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1710 | |
| 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 36 | |
| 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
| 14 to 15.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 4.5 | |
| 2.5 to 4.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 71.9 to 79.9 | |
| 71.9 to 79.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 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 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |