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AISI 348 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both AISI 348 stainless steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 41
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
380 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 53
56 to 57
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
460 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
8.5 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050