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R05255 Alloy vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

R05255 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R05255 alloy and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
6.8 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 17
7.8
Embodied Water, L/kg 630
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.9
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 95.9 to 98
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.5
0