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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 308L Stainless Steel

Both S45000 stainless steel and AISI 308L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 410
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 650
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 22 to 50
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 590 to 830
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
19.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
63.8 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030