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EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4104 stainless steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4104 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
4.6 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 310
710 to 800
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 450
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 560
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 120
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 27
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.17
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.8 to 84.1
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4