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SAE-AISI S7 Steel vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S7 steel and EN 1.4923 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 S7 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4923 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2030
870 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 66
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0.18 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 94.9
83.5 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
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
0.25 to 0.35

Comparable Variants