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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. AISI W2 Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and AISI W2 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 W2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
580 to 2400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
21 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
20 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
19 to 80

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.85 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
96.2 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.74
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants