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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4903 stainless steel and AISI 431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 EN 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
430 to 610
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
550 to 840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
890 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
1270 to 2770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
78.2 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
1.3 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0