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EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4347 stainless steel and EN 1.4373 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 90% 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 1.4347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4373 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.4
63 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
7.5 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015