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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and EN 1.4958 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.4958 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5