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EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 348H Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4634 stainless steel and AISI 348H stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 89% 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 1.4634 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 348H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 81.8
63.8 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.32 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1