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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
21 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
170 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 17 to 40
34 to 43
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
230 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51 to 52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1 to 8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18 to 19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46 to 47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
140 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
16 to 19