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AISI 302B Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 302B stainless steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. 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 AISI 302B stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 84
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040