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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304LN Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and AISI 304LN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 304LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
7.8 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
400 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
580 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
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
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
83 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
65 to 73.9
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
8.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030