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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7380 Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and EN 1.7380 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.7380 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
160 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
19 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
200 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 700
330 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
540 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
290 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
87 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.080 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
94.6 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010