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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 301 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and AISI 301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 1.4311 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
7.4 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
210 to 600
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 450
410 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
590 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

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
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
99 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
130 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0 to 0.1
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 0.030