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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Both AISI 301LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 D3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
9.8 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
310 to 940
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 670
470 to 1220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
770 to 2050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
97 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.3
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 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0

Comparable Variants