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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and EN 1.4508 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4508 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
32
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030