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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
9.8 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
310 to 940
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
470 to 1220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
770 to 2050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
97 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0