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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1117 Steel

Both AISI 204 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1117 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1117 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 330
140 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
17 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 720
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 700
320 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
490 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
86 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
180 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.14 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
1.0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.13