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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 AISI 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
11 to 12
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3