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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8509 Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and EN 1.8509 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.8509 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
95.5 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035