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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4443 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and EN 1.4443 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4443 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91 to 98
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

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
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
60.4 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030