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EN 1.7383 Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7383 steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.7383 steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
410 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 23
4.6 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 270
710 to 800
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 380
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 610
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 400
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.6
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 22
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.3 to 96.6
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4