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AISI 308 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 308 stainless steel and EN 1.4615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 71
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010