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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and EN 1.4518 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4518 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
61.4 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030