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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and AISI 321 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
34 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
220 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
590 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
220 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
190 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
130 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
65.3 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7