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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and EN 1.4303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
13 to 49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
220 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
230 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
110 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants