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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4000 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and EN 1.4000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 1.4000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
83.9 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015