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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309 Stainless Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and AISI 309 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34 to 47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 440
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
200 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
58 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
12 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
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