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AISI 348 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4439 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 348 stainless steel and EN 1.4439 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 348 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 400
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16.5 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
58.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0