Annealed AISI 304L vs. Annealed AISI 304N
Both annealed AISI 304L and annealed AISI 304N are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 annealed AISI 304L and the bottom bar is annealed AISI 304N.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 42 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 53 | |
| 51 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 79 | |
| 82 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 540 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1380 |
| 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 | 16 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 20 | |
| 21 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65 to 74 | |
| 66.4 to 73.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 12 | |
| 8.0 to 10.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.1 to 0.16 |
| 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 |