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AISI 304H Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304H stainless steel and EN 1.4515 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304H stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.6 to 74
58.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020