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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 317L stainless steel and AISI 303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 44
40 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
230 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380
430 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
600 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
67.3 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
8.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35