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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
45.4 to 53.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
22 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030