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AISI 434 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel

Both AISI 434 stainless steel and AISI 201L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
22 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
520 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
740 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
290 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
220 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 78.6 to 83.3
67.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030