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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4948 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and EN 1.4948 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4948 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
66.8 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015