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EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4941 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4003 stainless steel and EN 1.4941 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4941 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
180
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
110
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
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
65.1 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.8