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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 329 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and AISI 329 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 329 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
23 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
63.1 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
2.0 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030