AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. AWS ERNiCu-7
AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCu-7.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 51 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 61 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1060 | |
| 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1280 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 3.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 38 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 30 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 5.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 18.3 to 36.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 70.7 to 77.9 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 4.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 62 to 69 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.070 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |