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AISI 314 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

Both AISI 314 stainless steel and AISI 317L stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 314 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 57
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
82
Shear Strength, MPa 410
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 56.5
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030