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AISI 304H Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7390 Steel

Both AISI 304H stainless steel and EN 1.7390 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 304H stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7390 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 400
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 66.6 to 74
91.9 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015