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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5147 Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5147 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 EN 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5147 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.46 to 0.51
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.85 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
97 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040