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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F11 Class 2

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F11 class 2 are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F11 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
3.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
95.8 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040