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AISI 309Cb Stainless Steel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 309Cb stainless steel and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 90% 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 309Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 390
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 56 to 66
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 16
3.0 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030