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EN 1.4318 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4318 stainless steel and AISI 304L 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4318 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
160 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 44
6.7 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
170 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520
370 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
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 13
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 70.2 to 77.4
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
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