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EN 1.4024 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0303 Steel

Both EN 1.4024 stainless steel and EN 1.0303 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN 1.4024 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0303 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 22
12 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 460
220 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
290 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 510
200 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 110
30 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 660
110 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
10 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
12 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
9.2 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.17
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 87.9
99.335 to 99.71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants