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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 700
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0