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AISI 444 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 444 stainless steel and EN 1.4303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 444 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
13 to 49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 580
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
110 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 73.3 to 80.8
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
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 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0