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AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

Both AISI 317LMN stainless steel and EN 1.5538 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
64 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 54.4 to 65.4
97.2 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 17.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025