AISI 304LN Stainless Steel vs. AWS E309L
Both AISI 304LN stainless steel and AWS E309L are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E309L.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 7.8 to 46 | |
34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 1160 | |
580 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 | |
20 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
3.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 21 | |
25 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 41 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 31 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 26 | |
15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
22 to 25 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Iron (Fe), % | 65 to 73.9 | |
55.9 to 65.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0.5 to 2.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 12 | |
12 to 14 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |