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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both S33550 stainless steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
280 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
6.8 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
330 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
590 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
72.1 to 79.3
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
5.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030