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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 317L stainless steel and EN 1.4959 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 44
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65