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AISI 308L Stainless Steel vs. AISI 434 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 308L stainless steel and AISI 434 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 85% 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 308L stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
880
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 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 70.5
78.6 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030