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AISI 302 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 308L Stainless Steel

Both AISI 302 stainless steel and AISI 308L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 302 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 440
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 520
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 830
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1430
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1100
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 260
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 3070
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 51
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
19.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
63.8 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030