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EN 1.0308 Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0308 steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.0308 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 130
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 260
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 440
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 340
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 32 to 95
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 300
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 100
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040