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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
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
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030