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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010