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AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 317 stainless steel and EN 1.4401 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 35 to 55
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 330
200 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 420
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 260
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015