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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

Both S32615 stainless steel and EN 1.5520 steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 S32615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
210 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
62 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
300 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025