AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel
Both AISI 304N stainless steel and AISI 304 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 33 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 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 360 | |
| 170 to 360 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 45 | |
| 8.0 to 43 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 440 | |
| 210 to 440 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 700 | |
| 400 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1180 | |
| 580 to 1180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 850 | |
| 230 to 860 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 960 | |
| 710 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 280 | |
| 86 to 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 1830 | |
| 140 to 1870 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 42 | |
| 21 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 20 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 26 | |
| 12 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.4 to 73.9 | |
| 66.5 to 74 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 8.0 to 10.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |