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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and EN 1.4347 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4347 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91 to 98
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
62.2 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020