AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel
Both AISI 304N stainless steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 360 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 45 | |
| 45 to 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 440 | |
| 290 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 700 | |
| 520 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1180 | |
| 740 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 850 | |
| 320 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 960 | |
| 880 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 280 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 1830 | |
| 250 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 42 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 26 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 16 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.4 to 73.9 | |
| 66.7 to 74.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |