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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

Both S15500 stainless steel and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
130 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
1.0 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
220 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
6.8 to 30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
130 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.2