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AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

Both AISI 317 stainless steel and grade VDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
96.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25