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SAE-AISI 94B30 Steel vs. AISI 329 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 94B30 steel and AISI 329 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 94B30 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 329 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 320
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.5
23 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.1
63.1 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.15
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.6
2.0 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030