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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 308L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4951 stainless steel and AISI 308L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
63.8 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030