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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and EN 1.4558 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
39.2 to 47.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
32 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6