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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 700
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0.2 to 0.4
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