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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 301LN stainless steel and AISI 305 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 670
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
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 2.4
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
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
200 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
130 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
65.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
10.5 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
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