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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4571 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 303 stainless steel and EN 1.4571 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4571 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40 to 51
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 360
200 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 420
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
130 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
61.7 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
10.5 to 13.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7