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AISI 308 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 308 stainless steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 308 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 71
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010