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EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4034 stainless steel and EN 1.4301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4034 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 400
200 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
430 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 900
610 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 94
110 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1370
120 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 32
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 87.1
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants