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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030