--- title: "1.4038 — Stainless steels" description: "1.4038 is the material number of the grade also listed as X52Cr13. It is a material in the category Stainless steels. 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Compare it to detect a real > content change; `generated` moves on every render and is not a change signal. Material number · Europe · 16 designations # 1.4038 1.4038 is the material number of the grade also listed as X52Cr13. It is a material in the category Stainless steels. We list 16 designations recorded for this grade, in the standards DIN / EN, UNS, AISI / SAE, ASTM, SAE AMS and ABNT NBR. - ***Material no.* **1.4038**** - [*Category* **Stainless steels · 468 grades**](/categories/stainless-steels "Category: Stainless steels · 468 grades") - *Designations* **16** [Search](/search "Steel grade search")[Inquiry](/inquiry?material=3f0451a6-586b-4e41-ba62-f5fcc7673959 "Inquiry")[**Datasheet as PDF** Print-ready A4 document **Generating …** **Download started** **Try again**](/materials/material-no/1.4038.pdf "Datasheet as PDF") ## If you came for one of these The most-used names for this grade. - [DIN / EN X52Cr13 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/x52cr13 "DIN / EN X52Cr13") ## About Stainless steels Stainless steels are corrosion-resistant alloy steels whose chromium content promotes a protective passive surface film. They are used for equipment, structures and components exposed to moisture, chemicals or hygienic service, with different alloy compositions selected for corrosion resistance, strength, formability or weldability. This describes the material class as a whole. Always confirm the individual grade against the standard before ordering. ## Also known as 16 designations · 6 standards · nothing hidden This grade’s own name recorded in our sources as this grade’s own designation under that standard. Indicative taken from a published cross-reference table; a close match, not a guarantee of interchangeability. Verify against the mill certificate before ordering. Withdrawn designation no longer current — a separate column from the two above, so a name can be same grade and withdrawn at once. DIN / EN Europe · 1 - [X52Cr13 This grade’s own name](/materials/din-en/x52cr13 "DIN / EN X52Cr13") UNS United States · 1 - [S42000 Indicative](/materials/uns/s42000 "UNS S42000") AISI / SAE United States · 2 - [420 Indicative](/materials/is/420 "AISI / SAE 420") - [51420 Indicative](/materials/aisi-sae/51420 "AISI / SAE 51420") ASTM United States · 9 - [A1049 Indicative](/materials/astm/a1049 "ASTM A1049") - [A176 Indicative](/materials/astm/a176 "ASTM A176") - [A182 Indicative](/materials/aisi-sae/a182 "ASTM A182") - [A276 Indicative](/materials/astm/a276 "ASTM A276") - [A314 Indicative](/materials/astm/a314 "ASTM A314") - [A473 Indicative](/materials/astm/a473 "ASTM A473") - [A580 Indicative](/materials/astm/a580 "ASTM A580") - [F1079 Indicative](/materials/astm/f1079 "ASTM F1079") - [F2215 Indicative](/materials/astm/f2215 "ASTM F2215") SAE AMS United States / Aerospace · 2 - [5506 Indicative](/materials/ams/5506 "SAE AMS 5506") - [5621 Indicative](/materials/ams/5621 "SAE AMS 5621") ABNT NBR Brazil · 1 - [420 Indicative](/materials/is/420 "ABNT NBR 420") Every designation on file is listed — no truncation, no “+ n more”. Each one is itself a route that leads back here. ## Chemical composition 6 elements on file · weight % What this alloy is Fe Cr Si Mn Iron — the balance, never listed by a standard — 83.9 % Cr — 13.5 % Si — 1 % Mn — 1 % Traces & impurities · 0.6 % Logarithmic scale, 0.01 % to 100 % — every value here compares directly, decade by decade. | Element | % by weight | |---|---| | C | 0.48–0.55 — Unusual | | Si | ≤ 1 | | Mn | ≤ 1 | | P | 0.04 | | S | 0.03 | | Cr | 12.5–14.5 | Carbon Silicon Manganese Phosphorus Sulfur Chromium 0.01 % 0.1 % 1 % 10 % 100 % The scale is logarithmic, not the element’s raw share of the alloy — the only honest way to fit 0.01 % and 100 % in one picture, and it means every value here can be compared with every other. | Element | As published source text, verbatim | Min% by weight | Max% by weight | Bound | |---|---|---|---|---| | C | 0,48-0,55 | 0.480 | 0.550 | Range | | Si | ≤1,00 | — | 1.000 | Max | | P | 0,04 | 0.040 | 0.040 | Exact | | S | 0,03 | 0.030 | 0.030 | Exact | | Cr | 12,5-14,5 | 12.500 | 14.500 | Range | | Mn | ≤1,00 | — | 1.000 | Max | The published column is the source string byte-for-byte, decimal comma and all; Min and Max are the parsed bounds. Elements not listed have no value on file — they are omitted, never inferred. ## Predicted transformation temperatures Not enough recorded composition to predict a transformation temperature for this grade — missing: Ni, Mo. ## Physical & mechanical properties Density 7,85 g/cm³ Exact An absent property means we hold no value for it — it is left out rather than estimated, interpolated from a neighbouring grade, or filled from a handbook. It does not mean the property is undefined for the material. ## Similar grades — and why Selection rule, stated so you can disagree with it: same number class 1.4, a shared category, and a published range for Cr / Si that overlaps this grade’s. These are neighbours in composition space — they are not equivalents, and none is claimed to be interchangeable with this grade. [X39Cr13 1.4031 Cr 12,5-14,5 · Si ≤1,00 - ΔCr 0.00 - ΔSi 0.00 - 56 designations](/materials/din-en/x39cr13 "X39Cr13")[1.4034 1.4034 Cr 12,5-14,5 · Si ≤1,00 - ΔCr 0.00 - ΔSi 0.00 - 46 designations](/materials/material-no/1.4034 "1.4034")[X65Cr13 1.4037 Cr 12,5-14,5 · Si ≤1,00 - ΔCr 0.00 - ΔSi 0.00 - 1 designations](/materials/din-en/x65cr13 "X65Cr13")[1.4000 1.4000 Cr 12,0-14,0 · Si ≤1,00 - ΔCr 0.50 - ΔSi 0.00 - 54 designations](/materials/material-no/1.4000 "1.4000")[1.4001 1.4001 Cr 13,0-15,0 · Si ≤1,00 - ΔCr 0.50 - ΔSi 0.00 - 29 designations](/materials/material-no/1.4001 "1.4001")[X6CrAl13 1.4002 Cr 12,0-14,0 · Si ≤1,00 - ΔCr 0.50 - ΔSi 0.00 - 28 designations](/materials/din-en/x6cral13 "X6CrAl13") ## Looking for this grade under another name? Search the catalogue by designation, material number or composition — every name on this page is itself a way in. 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