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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
410 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
4.6 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
710 to 800
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4