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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

Both S15500 stainless steel and S41041 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
350
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 7.8 to 53
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 17 to 40
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030