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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 690

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 690.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 44
3.4 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
180 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 380
420 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
640 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

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
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
31 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
160 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
58 to 66
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015