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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S7 Steel

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and SAE-AISI S7 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 S7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
670 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
8.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
22 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
91.6 to 94.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants