S45503 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ENiCu-7

S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ENiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45503 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCu-7.

UNS S45503 Stainless Steel AWS ENiCu-7 (W84190) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Elongation at Break, %		4.6 to 6.8
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1270

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1230

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		15
Base Metal Price, % relative		50

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		48
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		120
Embodied Water, L/kg		250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		10

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		56 to 64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.75

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 12.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), %		20.6 to 38

Iron (Fe), %		72.4 to 78.9
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 4.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		7.5 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), %		62 to 69

Niobium (Nb), %		0.1 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		1.0 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 1.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5