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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and EN 1.7383 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 1.7383 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 700
350 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
560 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
300 to 400

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
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.9
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
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
240 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
94.3 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 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010