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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 347 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and AISI 347 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 347 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
220 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
610 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
240 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
150 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
64.1 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030