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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7703 Steel

Both S46500 stainless steel and EN 1.7703 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7703 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
320 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
420 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
670 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
460 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
120 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.11 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
94.6 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35