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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 700
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
510

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 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
25 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015