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EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304N Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4306 stainless steel and AISI 304N stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
190 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
9.1 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
220 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 550
420 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
620 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 570
270 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
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 16
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
98 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 820
180 to 1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
22 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
66.4 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.16
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

Comparable Variants