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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A202 Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and ASTM A202 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A202 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
17 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 700
360 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
590 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
350 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
93 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
330 to 350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
17 to 20

Comparable Variants