S15500 Stainless Steel vs. K94200 Alloy
Both S15500 stainless steel and K94200 alloy are iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is K94200 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 16 | |
| 5.0 to 32 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 54 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 540 to 870 | |
| 330 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1490 | |
| 500 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 to 1310 | |
| 270 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 5.0 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 2.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 120 | |
| 35 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 890 to 4460 | |
| 250 to 1460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 9.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 53 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 37 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 50 | |
| 49 to 70 |