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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and S32615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 17 to 40
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030