Annealed AISI 301LN vs. EN 1.4122 +A Steel
Both annealed AISI 301LN and EN 1.4122 +A steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed AISI 301LN and the bottom bar is EN 1.4122 +A steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 240 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 86 | |
| 86 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
| 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 410 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 890 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 33 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 520 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.33 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 70.7 to 77.9 | |
| 77.2 to 83.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.070 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |