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SAE-AISI L3 Steel vs. EN 1.4833 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI L3 steel and EN 1.4833 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4833 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2250
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 80
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 67
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.3
58.7 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0