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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. K93050 Alloy

Both S15500 stainless steel and K93050 alloy are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is K93050 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
500 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
17 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
17 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
61.4 to 63.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
36
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020