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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4903 stainless steel and S20431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
2.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0