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EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 303Se Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4408 stainless steel and AISI 303Se stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4408 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 303Se stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 71
67.2 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060