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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 317L stainless steel and S17400 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
280 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 44
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
380 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 56
40 to 62
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 380
570 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
910 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
580 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
880 to 4060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
70.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030