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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0234 Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and EN 1.0234 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 EN 1.0234 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
100 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
170 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 17 to 40
64 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
350 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
220 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
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
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
36 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
130 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
12 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.13 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
99.02 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.6
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 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025