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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 94B30 Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI 94B30 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 94B30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.3 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
97 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0.3 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040