1.4303 (X4CrNi18-12)

Classification

Country	Section	Category
Country	Section	Category
Germany	Stainless and Heat Resisting Steels	Stainless Steel with Ni ≥ 2.5% without Mo, Nb and Ti

Chemical composition

Standard	Fe, %	Si, %	Mn, %	Cr, %	Ni, %	P, %	C, %	S, %	N, %
Standard	Fe, %	Si, %	Mn, %	Cr, %	Ni, %	P, %	C, %	S, %	N, %
	64.77–72	< 1	< 2	17–19	11–13	< 0.045	< 0.06	< 0.015	< 0.11

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Physical characteristics

Temperature, °C	$E\cdot 10^{9}$ , $MPa$	$\alpha\cdot 10^{6}$ , $K^{-1}$	$\varkappa$ , $\frac{W}{m\cdot K}$	$\rho$ , $\frac{kg}{m^3}$	$c\cdot 10^{-3}$ , $\frac{J}{kg\cdot K}$	$R\cdot 10^{-6}$ , $\Omega\cdot m$
Temperature, °C	$E\cdot 10^{9}$ , $MPa$	$\alpha\cdot 10^{6}$ , $K^{-1}$	$\varkappa$ , $\frac{W}{m\cdot K}$	$\rho$ , $\frac{kg}{m^3}$	$c\cdot 10^{-3}$ , $\frac{J}{kg\cdot K}$	$R\cdot 10^{-6}$ , $\Omega\cdot m$
20	200		15	7900	0.5	0.73
100		16
200		16.5
300		17
400		17.5
500		18
600		18.5
700		18.5
800		19

Mechanical properties at 20 °C

Rolling	Standard	Size, mm	Tension	Classifiers	$\sigma _{U}$ , $MPa$	$\sigma_{0.2}$ , $MPa$	$\epsilon_L$ , %	$\psi$ , %	$KV_{L}$ , $J$	$KV_{T}$ , $J$	Treatment
Rolling	Standard	Size, mm	Tension	Classifiers	$\sigma _{U}$ , $MPa$	$\sigma_{0.2}$ , $MPa$	$\epsilon_L$ , %	$\psi$ , %	$KV_{L}$ , $J$	$KV_{T}$ , $J$	Treatment
				annealing, soft	500–700	190–220	45		100	60
				solid, solution annealing, cold drawn	770–800
		2–50						60–65

Brinell hardness number

Rolling	Standard	Classifiers	Value, HBW
Rolling	Standard	Classifiers	Value, HBW
		annealing, soft	215

Analogues

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Description of chemical elements

Element	Units of measurement	Description
Element	Units of measurement	Description
Fe	%	Iron
Si	%	Silicon
Mn	%	Manganese
Cr	%	Chrome
Ni	%	Nickel
P	%	Phosphorus
C	%	Carbon
S	%	Sulfur
N	%	Nitrogen

Description of physical characteristics

Parameter	Units of measurement	Description
Parameter	Units of measurement	Description
$E\cdot 10^{9}$	$MPa$	Elastic modulus
$\alpha\cdot 10^{6}$	$K^{-1}$	Coefficient of thermal (linear) expansion (range 20°C–T)
$\varkappa$	$\frac{W}{m\cdot K}$	Coefficient of thermal conductivity (the heat capacity of the material)
$\rho$	$\frac{kg}{m^3}$	The density of the material
$c\cdot 10^{-3}$	$\frac{J}{kg\cdot K}$	The specific heat of the material (range 20°C–T)
$R\cdot 10^{-6}$	$\Omega\cdot m$	Electrical resistivity

Description of mechanical properties

Parameter	Units of measurement	Description
Parameter	Units of measurement	Description
$\sigma_{0.2}$	$MPa$	Tensile stress required to produce a total elongation of 0.2%
$\sigma _{U}$	$MPa$	Ultimate tensile strength
$\epsilon_L$	%	Elongation at break (longitudinal)
$\psi$	%	Reduction in cross section on fracture
$KV_{L}$	$J$	Impact energy (longitudinal)
$KV_{T}$	$J$	Impact energy (transverse)