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AISI 303Se Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B50 Steel

Both AISI 303Se stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B50 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 50B50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 74.9
97.4 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.035
Selenium (Se), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040