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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and EN 1.4655 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
720 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
450 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
510 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
63.6 to 73.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015