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EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 348H Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4301 stainless steel and AISI 348H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 348H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 550
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 220
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 820
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
63.8 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.32 to 1.0
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 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1