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AISI 321H Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4308 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 321H stainless steel and EN 1.4308 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 321H stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4308 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
100
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 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 65.4 to 74
65.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0