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AISI 430F Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304H Stainless Steel

Both AISI 430F stainless steel and AISI 304H stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 430F stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 79.2 to 83.9
66.6 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030