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S45503 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

Both S45503 stainless steel and EN 1.4021 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45503 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 6.8
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 710 to 800
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 940 to 1070
390 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1610 to 1850
630 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1700
390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 640
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 110
88 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57 to 65
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
21 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56 to 64
22 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.16 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.4 to 78.9
83.2 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.4
0