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AISI 348H Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8888 Steel

Both AISI 348H stainless steel and EN 1.8888 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 348H stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8888 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 73.6
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.32 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15