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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 403 stainless steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 403 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 340
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 47 to 50
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 570
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 840
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030