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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0031 Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and EN 1.0031 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0031 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
89
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
400
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
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
9.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
98.8 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045