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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and EN 1.4307 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4311 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4307 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
190 to 320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 93
91 to 94
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 450
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
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 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
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
100 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
66.8 to 74.5
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 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 0.015