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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5515 Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and EN 1.5515 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
64 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
490 to 1760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 52

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
97.8 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025