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AISI 302B Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 302B stainless steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 302B stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015