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EN 1.4423 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8903 Steel

Both EN 1.4423 stainless steel and EN 1.8903 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4423 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8903 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 73.8 to 80.5
95 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.3 to 2.8
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.22