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AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 434 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 317 stainless steel and AISI 434 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 35 to 55
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 330
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 420
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 260
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
78.6 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030