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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI T2 Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and SAE-AISI T2 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 T2 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
780 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
46
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
98

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
23 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
20 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
70.8 to 75.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4