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S32003 Stainless Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both S32003 stainless steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
280 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
6.8 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
330 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Rockwell C Hardness 27
28 to 44
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 480
590 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 68.2 to 75.9
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030