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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
410 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
4.6 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
710 to 800
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
17 to 28
Rockwell C Hardness 28
46 to 54
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 550
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4