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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4903 stainless steel and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
350 to 650
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 42 to 46
7.8 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0