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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304N Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and AISI 304N stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 304N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
9.1 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
220 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 450
420 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
620 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
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 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
98 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
180 to 1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
66.4 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
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