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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and EN 1.4310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
200 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 700
510 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
730 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
260 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
110 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
170 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
66.4 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
6.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015