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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HG10 MNN Steel

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and ASTM grade HG10 MNN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 grade HG10 MNN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
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 16
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
160
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
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.070 to 0.11
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
57.9 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
3.0 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030