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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and austenitic nodular cast iron are iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
140 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180 to 190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
6.8 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
430 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
190 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
16 to 25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
24 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
98 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
12 to 15