EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0308 Steel
Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and EN 1.0308 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0308 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 220 | |
100 to 130 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 47 | |
7.8 to 28 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 | |
140 to 200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 560 | |
230 to 260 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
360 to 440 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
190 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 880 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 310 | |
32 to 95 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 320 | |
93 to 300 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 | |
13 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
14 to 16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
11 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.17 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 67.5 to 75 | |
98.2 to 100 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 5.5 to 7.5 | |
0 to 1.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.045 |