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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 303Se Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and AISI 303Se stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 303Se stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
67.2 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060