SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. S15700 Stainless Steel
Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and S15700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T2 steel and the bottom bar is S15700 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 | 79 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 2150 | |
1180 to 1890 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1820 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1760 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 19 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 46 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
47 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 98 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 36 | |
23 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 64 | |
42 to 67 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 40 | |
32 to 43 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.9 | |
4.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 65 | |
39 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.8 to 0.9 | |
0 to 0.090 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
14 to 16 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 70.8 to 75.8 | |
69.6 to 76.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
6.5 to 7.7 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 17.5 to 19 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.4 | |
0 |