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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and EN 1.4594 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
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 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015