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AISI 347 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 348 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 347 stainless steel and AISI 348 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 348 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 46
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 270
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 690
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 220
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 310
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 74
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1