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EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4301 stainless steel and EN 1.4988 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 330
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 550
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 820
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
62.1 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85