K94200 Alloy vs. S15500 Stainless Steel
Both K94200 alloy and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is K94200 alloy and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 32 | |
| 6.8 to 16 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 54 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 410 | |
| 540 to 870 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 710 | |
| 890 to 1490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 650 | |
| 590 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 500 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.0 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 35 to 130 | |
| 98 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 1460 | |
| 890 to 4460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 32 to 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 26 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 49 to 70 | |
| 30 to 50 |