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EN 1.4451 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 308 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4451 stainless steel and AISI 308 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4451 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
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 20
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.2 to 64.6
64.1 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
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 0.025
0 to 0.030