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SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T2 steel and the bottom bar is S15500 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 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2150
890 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1820
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 46
13
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 75.8
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
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
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0