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SAE-AISI P21 Steel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P21 steel and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P21 steel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Rockwell C Hardness 35
27 to 46
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
890 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
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 41
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.22
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
14 to 15.5
Cobalt (Co), % 1.1 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 94.2
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.72
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.9 to 4.3
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0