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AISI 348 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7729 Steel

Both AISI 348 stainless steel and EN 1.7729 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.7729 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 41
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
500
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 53
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.080
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.9 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
94.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0 to 0.2
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.8