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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1078 Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1078 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1078 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
440 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
730 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
430 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
77 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
490 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
26 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.72 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050