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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1345 Steel

Both AISI 301LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1345 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1345 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 670
370 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
590 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
330 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
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
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
78 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
290 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
97.2 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.6 to 1.9
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants