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EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309HCb Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4003 stainless steel and AISI 309HCb stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 74% 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 EN 1.4003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309HCb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 340
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
56 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
12 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030