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SAE-AISI S7 Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S7 steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S7 steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2030
1610 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
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 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 66
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 94.9
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0