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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and EN 1.4903 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 AISI 305 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, % 34 to 45
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
320 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
87.1 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
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 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25