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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 303Se Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and AISI 303Se stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 EN 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 303Se stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
67.2 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060