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AISI 348 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 430 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 348 stainless steel and AISI 430 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 348 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 430 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 53
51
Rockwell B Hardness 81
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
79.1 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0 to 0.75
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
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
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0