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EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304N Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4362 stainless steel and AISI 304N stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4362 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.1 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
220 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
420 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
620 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
270 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
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 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
98 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
180 to 1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 74.3
66.4 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030