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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and AISI 317LMN stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 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 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
56
Rockwell B Hardness 80
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 410
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
54.4 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030