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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and EN 1.4618 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 360
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
240 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
480 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
680 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
250 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
270 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
62.7 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.5 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
4.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010