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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
7.0
Calomel Potential, mV -70
-210
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
11.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0 to 0.6
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