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SAE-AISI T15 Steel vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T15 steel and AISI 416 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 SAE-AISI T15 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2240
510 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1690
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1640
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 43
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 70
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.5 to 1.6
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
12 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 73.5
83.2 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35
Tungsten (W), % 11.8 to 13
0
Vanadium (V), % 4.5 to 5.3
0

Comparable Variants