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AISI 329 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 329 stainless steel and AISI 321 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 329 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
220 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
590 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
220 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
130 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 28
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 74
65.3 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 5.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7