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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
34 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030