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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and EN 1.4982 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
420
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91 to 98
57
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0090
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
61.8 to 69.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.5 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.4