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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4983 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and EN 1.4983 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4983 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 360
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
61.8 to 69.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.8