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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and EN 1.4003 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015