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AISI 348 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 348 stainless steel and EN 1.3549 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 348 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

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 19
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
77.5 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
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 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12