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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8838 Steel

Both EN 1.4903 stainless steel and EN 1.8838 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8838 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 42 to 46
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
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 26
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
95 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0 to 0.14