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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0314 Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and EN 1.0314 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 1.0314 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
92 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
24 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
140 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 17 to 40
78 to 86
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
200 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
320 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
190 to 310

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
1430
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
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
7.9

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
68 to 87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
95 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
99.365 to 99.78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025