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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
59.3 to 69
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015