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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and EN 1.4848 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4848 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
18
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
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
45.4 to 55.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030