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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI L2 Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and SAE-AISI L2 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 L2 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
590 to 1960

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
21 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
19 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.45 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.7 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
95.5 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.25
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
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3

Comparable Variants