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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. AISI 430 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and AISI 430 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 430 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 700
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
79.1 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
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