ASTM B780 Alloy vs. AISI 301LN Stainless Steel
ASTM B780 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B780 alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 9.1 | |
| 23 to 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 30 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 to 340 | |
| 450 to 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 590 | |
| 630 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 280 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 70 to 76 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 62 to 68 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.5 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.1 to 16 | |
| 22 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 21 to 30 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 14 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 23.5 to 25.7 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 70.7 to 77.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.070 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 74 to 76 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |