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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 302B Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and AISI 302B stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 EN 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 302B stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
65.7 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
8.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030