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EN 1.0303 Steel vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0303 steel and EN 1.4854 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.0303 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4854 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84 to 120
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 410
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 320
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 94
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 270
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2 to 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.060
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 99.335 to 99.71
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015