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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. AISI 430 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 317L stainless steel and AISI 430 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 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 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 430 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 44
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 56
51
Rockwell B Hardness 81
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
870
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 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
79.1 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0 to 0.75
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