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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and EN 1.4303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
13 to 49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
220 to 320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
91 to 98
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
17
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
11 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015