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EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 308 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4362 stainless steel and AISI 308 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.4362 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
990
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
15
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
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 74.3
64.1 to 71
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
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
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