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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 7.8 to 53
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
14 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010