S45500 Stainless Steel vs. R60802 Alloy
S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R60802 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R60802 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 11 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1370 to 1850 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1240 to 1700 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 6.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 6.5 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 190 | |
| 85 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 48 to 65 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 to 42 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 48 to 64 | |
| 53 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 12.5 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 71.5 to 79.2 | |
| 0.070 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 7.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0.030 to 0.080 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.7 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.8 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 97.8 to 98.7 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.11 |