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AISI 303Se Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1045 Steel

Both AISI 303Se stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1045 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 303Se stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1045 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
40 to 51
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
620 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
330 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
84 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
300 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 74.9
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050