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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and EN 1.4031 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
11 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
400 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
670 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
77 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
380 to 1360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.36 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
83 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants