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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1030 Steel

Both AISI 301LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1030 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 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1030 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
150 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
14 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 670
330 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
530 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
300 to 490

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 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.0

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
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
77 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
230 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
17 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
98.7 to 99.12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 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