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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4986 stainless steel and EN 1.4903 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
320 to 330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 57
42 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 460
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
87.1 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25