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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5682 Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and EN 1.5682 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5682 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
400
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 7.8 to 53
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
88.7 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050