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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M33 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M33 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M33 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
810 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.85 to 0.92
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
71.4 to 76.3
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
9.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4