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AISI 304LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1213 Steel

Both AISI 304LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1213 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 350
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 46
11 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 440
200 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 680
290 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1160
440 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 870
260 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 270
63 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1900
180 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 41
16 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 73.9
98.4 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.24 to 0.33