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AISI 303Se Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317LN Stainless Steel

Both AISI 303Se stainless steel and AISI 317LN stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
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 930
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
190
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 4.3
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 74.9
57.9 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Selenium (Se), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030