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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co

Both S15500 stainless steel and ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
520 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
6.0

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
17 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
32 to 55

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
50.3 to 56
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
28 to 30
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1