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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 79
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040