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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M42 Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and SAE-AISI M42 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
810 to 2310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
28 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
76.3 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4

Comparable Variants