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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and EN 1.3975 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
58.2 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030