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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

Both AISI 317L stainless steel and SAE-AISI M10 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 M10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.84 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
82.3 to 85.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2