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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 308L Stainless Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and AISI 308L stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 320
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
63.8 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030