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AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

Both AISI 317 stainless steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 35 to 55
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
44.9 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
23 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040