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AISI 308L Stainless Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 308L stainless steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 308L stainless steel and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 70.5
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020