S33228 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

Both S33228 stainless steel and SAE-AISI L3 steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S33228 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel.

UNS S33228 Stainless Steel SAE-AISI L3 (T61203) Low-Alloy Tool Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		79
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		37
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.5

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		89
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27

Embodied Water, L/kg		220
Embodied Water, L/kg		53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 80

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 49

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.025
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0.040 to 0.080
Carbon (C), %		1.0 to 1.1

Cerium (Ce), %		0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		26 to 28
Chromium (Cr), %		1.3 to 1.7

Iron (Fe), %		36.5 to 42.3
Iron (Fe), %		95.5 to 97.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.25 to 0.8

Nickel (Ni), %		31 to 33
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0.6 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3