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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 301 stainless steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 440
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 600
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 860
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0