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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A2 Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and SAE-AISI A2 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 SAE-AISI A2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
710 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
5.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
73

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
89.4 to 93.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.5

Comparable Variants