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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8617 Steel

Both EN 1.4903 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 8617 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8617 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
96.9 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0