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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 348H Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and AISI 348H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 348H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
63.8 to 73.6
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
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.32 to 1.0
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
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1