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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5410 Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and EN 1.5410 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5410 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
170 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
20 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
290 to 330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 7.8 to 53
67 to 68
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
560 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
400 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
430 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
96.9 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 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 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1