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SAE-AISI S7 Steel vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S7 steel and S32803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S7 steel and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2030
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
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 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.4
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 66
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
28 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 94.9
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
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 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0035
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0