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SAE-AISI T15 Steel vs. S20910 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T15 steel and S20910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T15 steel and the bottom bar is S20910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2240
780 to 940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1690
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1640
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 43
22
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 70
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.5 to 1.6
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
20.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 73.5
52.1 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 11.8 to 13
0
Vanadium (V), % 4.5 to 5.3
0.1 to 0.3

Comparable Variants