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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E349

Both S15500 stainless steel and AWS E349 are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E349.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
60.5 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.75 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3