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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and AISI 403 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 403 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
190 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
16 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
200 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 500
340 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
530 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
280 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
99

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
210 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
20 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
84.7 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030