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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and grade 200 maraging steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 200 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
9.1 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Rockwell C Hardness 27 to 46
29 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
600 to 890
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
970 to 1500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
690 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
1240 to 5740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
33 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
27 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
29 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
67.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
17 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020