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AISI 348 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 348 stainless steel and EN 1.4150 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4150 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 41
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
470
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
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
15 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
79 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4