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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M47 Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M47 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 M47 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
810 to 2310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
28 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
27 to 77

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
78.7 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.3 to 10
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
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.2 to 1.4