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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and AISI 301L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
440 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030