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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and EN 1.4525 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
5.6 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
480 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
1030 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
840 to 1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
68 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
1820 to 3230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
70.4 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants