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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and AISI 301L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520
440 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
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 0.030