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EN 1.5503 Steel vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5503 steel and S32803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.5503 steel and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 280
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 320
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 520
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 430
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 81
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 490
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
22

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.239
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0035