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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 348 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4886 stainless steel and AISI 348 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 348 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1