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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5535 Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and EN 1.5535 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5535 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
11 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 700
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
300 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
240 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
97.6 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025