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EN 1.8945 Steel vs. AISI 314 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8945 steel and AISI 314 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8945 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 314 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 1.4
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 99.5
46.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.16
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
1.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030