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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. N08320 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and N08320 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08320 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 79
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
40.4 to 50
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
25 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030