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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309HCb Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and AISI 309HCb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309HCb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 360
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
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 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
56 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
12 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030