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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1015 Steel

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1015 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
20 to 32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
170 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
260 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
120 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
14 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
12 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
99.13 to 99.57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
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
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants