AISI 348H Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5805 Steel
Both AISI 348H stainless steel and EN 1.5805 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 348H stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5805 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 180 | |
140 to 170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
460 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 940 | |
430 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
40 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 20 | |
3.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 56 | |
21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
53 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
16 to 42 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
17 to 32 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
13 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.1 | |
0.070 to 0.12 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 63.8 to 73.6 | |
95.7 to 97.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 13 | |
1.2 to 1.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.32 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |