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SAE-AISI S7 Steel vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S7 steel and EN 1.4903 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 SAE-AISI S7 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2030
670 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 66
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 94.9
87.1 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0.18 to 0.25