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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and EN 1.3541 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
83.4 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030