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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel

Both AISI 317L stainless steel and SAE-AISI 6150 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 SAE-AISI 6150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 44
15 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
300 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
400 to 730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
630 to 1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
420 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
460 to 3590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3