S15500 Stainless Steel vs. R60804 Alloy
S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R60804 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R60804 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 16 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1490 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 to 1310 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 6.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.5 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 120 | |
| 85 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 890 to 4460 | |
| 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 53 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 37 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 50 | |
| 53 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
| 0.070 to 0.13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 71.9 to 79.9 | |
| 0.18 to 0.24 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.7 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 97.8 to 98.6 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |