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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0044 Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and EN 1.0044 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0044 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
180
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91 to 98
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
97.4 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.6
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045