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EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4318 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4301 stainless steel and EN 1.4318 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4318 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 330
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91 to 94
85
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 550
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
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
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 220
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 820
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
70.2 to 77.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015