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AISI 303Se Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Both AISI 303Se stainless steel and SAE-AISI M48 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 M48 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
48
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 74.9
63.8 to 69.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Selenium (Se), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3