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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0234 Steel

Both AISI 301 stainless steel and EN 1.0234 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.0234 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 440
100 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 600
170 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 860
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
350 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
220 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
36 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
130 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
12 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.13 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
99.02 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025