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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440B Stainless Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and AISI 440B stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 440B stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
3.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
260 to 850
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
460 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
740 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
430 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
57 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
27 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.75 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
78.2 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015