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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDSiCrV Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and grade FDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
96 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25