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AISI 302B Stainless Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 302B stainless steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 302B stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 57
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030