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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8935 Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and EN 1.8935 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.8935 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
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
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
95.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2