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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 30

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 44
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
82
Shear Strength, MPa 380
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
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 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0