SAE-AISI P3 Steel vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P3 steel and S30615 stainless 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 SAE-AISI P3 steel and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		75

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

Thermal Properties

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

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

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

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

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

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

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

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

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

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

Common Calculations

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alloy Composition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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