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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. AISI W1 Steel

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and AISI W1 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 W1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
590 to 2320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
21 to 83
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
20 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
22 to 85

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.7 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
96.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.73
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants