S30615 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P3 Steel

Both S30615 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P3 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P3 steel.

UNS S30615 Stainless Steel SAE-AISI P3 (T51603) Low-Carbon Mould Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		410 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		340
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		14
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		46

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		19
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.8

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20

Embodied Water, L/kg		170
Embodied Water, L/kg		50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15 to 70

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16 to 44

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		3.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		12

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0.8 to 1.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0.16 to 0.24
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0.4 to 0.75

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		56.7 to 65.3
Iron (Fe), %		96.3 to 98.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.6

Nickel (Ni), %		13.5 to 16
Nickel (Ni), %		1.0 to 1.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		3.2 to 4.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030