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AISI 321 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both AISI 321 stainless steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 321 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 690
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 65.3 to 74
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
3.2 to 3.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3