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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4903 stainless steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
4.6 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
710 to 800
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0