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EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4301 stainless steel and AISI 310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 330
240 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 550
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
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
15

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 15
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 220
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 820
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030