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AISI 321 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 434 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 321 stainless steel and AISI 434 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 321 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 50
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 270
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 460
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 690
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 350
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
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 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 310
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 65.3 to 74
78.6 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0