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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and EN 1.4315 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015