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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and EN 1.4845 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4845 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015