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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and EN 1.4371 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 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants