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AISI 348H Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8898 Steel

Both AISI 348H stainless steel and EN 1.8898 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.8898 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 73.6
96.7 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.32 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12