AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0034 Steel
Both AISI 304N stainless steel and EN 1.0034 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0034 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 360 | |
| 97 to 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 45 | |
| 9.0 to 32 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 440 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 700 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1180 | |
| 340 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 850 | |
| 180 to 280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 960 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 280 | |
| 31 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 1830 | |
| 84 to 210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 42 | |
| 12 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 26 | |
| 11 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.4 to 73.9 | |
| 98.7 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |