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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and S31100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
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
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
63.6 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
6.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25