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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 301LN Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and AISI 301LN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
23 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
270 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
450 to 670
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
630 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
220 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
180 to 1520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
70.7 to 77.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030