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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304H Stainless Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and AISI 304H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
66.6 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030