AISI 308L (S30880, ER308) Stainless Steel
Austenitic & General Stainless Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus200GPa
Tensile Strength580MPa
Yield Strength230MPa
Brinell Hardness170HB
Maximum Service Temperature1010°C
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 0.080%
CR
19.5 to 22%
NI
9.0 to 11%
MN
1.0 to 2.5%
SI
0.25 to 0.6%
P
0 to 0.030%
S
0 to 0.030%
FE
63.8 to 70.5%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
200 GPa
Elongation at Break
34 %
Fatigue Strength
180 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Reduction in Area
46 %
Shear Modulus
78 GPa
Shear Strength
380 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
580 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
230 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
170
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
290 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
430 °C
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
1010 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1420 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1380 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
15 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
4.1 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
16 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
13 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.2 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
2.6 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
160 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
140 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
21 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
16 % relative
Embodied Carbon
3.2 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
45 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
45 MJ/kg 19 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
160 L/kg
Embodied Water
160 L/kg 19 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
308LAISI 308LAISI 308L (S30880, ER308) Stainless SteelER308S30880
Standards
ASTM A479 ASTM A479: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels
ASTM A479 ASTM A479: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels Machining of Stainless Steels and Super Alloys: Traditional and Nontraditional Techniques, Helmi A. Youssef, 2016 Welding Metallurgy of Stainless Steels, Erich Folkhard et al., 2012