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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440A stainless steel and AISI 304L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
6.7 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 790
170 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 1040
370 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
71 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants