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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 22L Class 1

Both S15500 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 22L class 1 are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 A387 grade 22L class 1.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
95.2 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025